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Board directs work on sump-pump disconnection and septic-elimination studies; tables final action
Summary
The board heard a proposed program to identify and reduce improper sump-pump and perimeter drain connections and approved a task order to study septic-system elimination costs; staff and consultant will refine detection methods and return to the board.
The Hoover Sanitary Stormwater District spent substantial time discussing programs to reduce inflow and infiltration, focusing on a proposed voluntary sump-pump disconnection program and a task order to evaluate septic-system elimination.
Board member/clerk S3 explained the scope the district requested: an evaluation of detection methods and policy options that could include smoke testing, house-by-house inspections, camera inspections from the mainline, and public education. Consultant S9 said the scope would include drafting a policy and guidance for where sump pumps can be discharged and recommended educational outreach to encourage voluntary disconnections.
S3 and other board members emphasized the difficulty of locating improperly connected perimeter drains and sump pumps and the need to target effort where it will provide the greatest reduction in extraneous flow. S3 said locating problem areas is critical: identifying the “gold mine” of connections where remediation would be most effective.
Separately, the board approved task order #12 to perform a cost evaluation for a septic-system elimination program (the packet listed a maximum amount of approximately $91,391 for the evaluation). That task order will gather contractor estimates and establish baseline costs to inform any subsidy or program design.
The board voted to table final action on the sump-pump program while staff and the consultant tailor the scope to local priorities and produce a draft plan for board input. Staff will return with a draft scope and cost estimate.
Next steps: staff and the consultant will prepare a tailored draft scope for the sump-pump disconnection program and the septic-evaluation deliverables for board review.
